Rattle #53 (Volume 22, Number 3, Fall 2016) by Timothy Green

Rattle #53 (Volume 22, Number 3, Fall 2016) Reviews

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  Narmeen

  My favorites were:
  
  1. The First Thanksgiving, Exactly by Michael Mark
  2. A Handbook for the Blind by Darren Morrin
  3. Mean Time by Peter Murphyg
  
  And the conversation between Jean and Green at the end was very enlightening as well. Besides that I didn't find myself relating to any of the other works in this collection. It was still an enjoyable read.
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  Abby N Lewis

  Rattle is the only poetry magazine I continuously subscribe to, and whenever my subscription expires and I tell myself I can do without, I start to get antsy. So I resubscribe. And the best part is I can do that by submitting to their annual contest, so then I not only get to keep reading great poetry (and great interviews with poets) but I can throw some of my own work in the mix too and see if anything comes of it.
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  Julie

  This is my first time reading a paper issue of Rattle, and it was exactly the indulgent treat I envisioned when I bought the subscription. There were a few pieces that didn't connect with me or left me scratching my head, but far more poems that I read and re-read and then shared with the nearest person. "You have to read this," I said.
  I was just going to skim the interview in the back with Jennifer Jean, but found myself drawn in deeply and intrigued by her work as a facilitator using poetry to help trauma victims, esp those healing from human trafficking. That website is
  www.free2writepoetry.weebly.com, and there are resources to help you become involved.
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  Antonia

  Not my favorite Rattle, but a wide range of voices and styles, and quite a few I liked. Favorite poems were by Hillery Stone snd Craig van Rooyen. I'll seek out more work from these two. Nice cover.
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  Sanaa Hyder

  My favourite thing about this issue: poems contributed by Adjunct Professors in America. These poems were especially inspiring, delightful, and moving, given the shaky nature of adjunct teaching positions.
  
  Also this issue concluded with an excellent conversation between the editor Timothy Green and poet Jennifer Jean - about human trafficking, understanding poetry and Tarot card reading.